CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – A Kagay-anon chef based in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, has been named one of the Best New Chefs for 2024 by one of America’s leading culinary magazines. Nicole “Nikki” Cabrera Mills is listed among 13 peers from seven restaurants in Food & Wine’s “ Meet The 2024 Class of F&W Best New Chefs ” in its special October 2024 digital issue. Food & Wine, a Dotdash Meredith brand , is an award-winning online resource for anyone passionate about the culinary world.
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– courtesy of Drew Mills “A high-wire act of crowd pleasers and eclectic, pan-Asian influences in one of the pickiest food cities on the planet,” reads the Food & Wine citation on her portrait. Heading the scouting committee for the 2024 class of Food & Wine Best New Chefs (BNC) is new Food & Wine restaurant editor Raphael Brion , along with editor-in-chief Hunter Lewis and BNC alumni, including 2021 Food & Wine BNC Paola Velez. Brion describes Mills’ oeuvre in his article Gulf Seafood Gets a Filipino Glow-Up at This Must-Visit New Orleans Restaurant , published in the same issue: “Originally a line cook on the opening team at Pêche, Nicole Cabrera Mills was p.
